ShadowRydera Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) I just received an Intellivision model 1 off of ebay and it has a very strange issue. When I tried to play Astrosmash, it only lets me play in the very right hand corner of the screen. Both controllers only let me move so far to the left before hitting an invisible wall. Also, when I put in Major League Baseball, the players will run to the field and then the game will not respond to both controllers. All I get is a beep from the TV when I press the number pad. All other games I got from the lot also played in similarly weird matters. I doubt this is a controller issue since both responded the same way. I cleaned out the insides of the controllers and made sure they were plugged into the system correctly. Any ideas before I send the system back to the seller? Thanks. Edited July 8, 2013 by ShadowRydera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Welcome to the Intellivision forum dude. Shadow is a friend of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Well, there are a few things ... Could still be the controllers ... try having only one connected at a time. Next thing might be the sound chip. The controllers are connected to the digital I/o ports on it. Could also be a short between a couple of the pins on the chip. That could be internal (i.e. bad sound chip) or external -- in the controllers, the controller matrix (i.e the guts) or wiring, or gunk on the motherboard. If you have an Ohmmeter, you could measure between the different pins on the controller connector. Sorry but the pinout map fails to come to mind, though I'm sure we can find it around here somewhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 D'oh! bacteria just posted a great guide here for testing your controller matrix. So there you go! Assuming you have a cheap Ohmmeter on hand, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Games For Your Intellivision Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Many times, Intellivision controller problems can be dealt with by carefully taking the controller apart, and cleaning all the components with a damp cloth, and putting it back together and screwing it TIGHTLY shut, as pressure keeps the mylar sheet pressed to the controller wires. You will see when you open it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Games For Your Intellivision Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Also, make sure that somene didn't remove the controllers from the motherboard, and reinstall them improperly....reversing the connector on the motherboard is easy and renders the controllers in operable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Also, make sure that somene didn't remove the controllers from the motherboard, and reinstall them improperly....reversing the connector on the motherboard is easy and renders the controllers in operable. yar, that's another one. Those original controllers have their pins arranged linearly and the connections aren't keyed. Nice point, Dragonstomper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghsqb Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Steve, the Dragonstomper is Games for your Intellivisions forum rank (based on post count). For example, yours is currently Space Invader. To see the posters name, look a little higher to the name in the blue bar. No worries it's a very common thing for new users to the forum.. (Unless you specifically meant to call him by his rank in which case, forget I said anything) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san-d-2000 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Many times, Intellivision controller problems can be dealt with by carefully taking the controller apart, and cleaning all the components with a damp cloth, and putting it back together and screwing it TIGHTLY shut, as pressure keeps the mylar sheet pressed to the controller wires. You will see when you open it up. If that doesn't work you can always order these eBay Auction -- Item Number: 140930374935 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Steve, the Dragonstomper is Games for your Intellivisions forum rank (based on post count). For example, yours is currently Space Invader. To see the posters name, look a little higher to the name in the blue bar. No worries it's a very common thing for new users to the forum.. (Unless you specifically meant to call him by his rank in which case, forget I said anything) <blush> Guess I should go fix that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san-d-2000 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 <blush> Guess I should go fix that. You should Star Raider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 If that doesn't work you can always order these eBay Auction -- Item Number: 140930374935 Is there any source for these that is NOT in Venezuela? There's got to be a stockpile somewhere in the USA - right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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